Use in Prone Pilot Position Aircraft
During World War II the German's Henschel Hs 132 jet and US's XP-79 Flying Ram both had prone positions to minimize blood pooling in the legs. After 1945 the British experimented with prone flying positions in a highly modified Gloster Meteor F8 fighter. However, other difficulties associated with prone piloting and the development of practical g-suits for normal seating positions terminated these experiments.
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